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Putting Anti-Evolution Candidates On the Spot

hmccabe writes "YouTube is currently taking submissions for their next debate, in which the Republican candidates will answer questions. This seems like a good opportunity to challenge those candidates who say they do not believe in evolution. But since I am not an expert in the subject, I would be interested in how you all feel the question should be presented. For my own part, I think it is important to present the overwhelming body of evidence on the subject as incontrovertible fact, much the same way DNA evidence is presented during a criminal trial, and ask why the candidate feels they can pick and choose what facts they believe in. Moreover, I am wary of coming across like Christopher Hitchins, so vitriolic the candidate will defend themselves rather than answer the question. Perhaps the most important aspect of posing the question is to inform the viewers who watch the debate that this is really not a matter of opinion, but of science. So my question is: 'Hey geneticists, have you considered addressing evolution in the YouTube debates? Can you do it in 30 seconds?'"

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  1. Is YouTube really an appropriate platform? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's a lot of stuff on there that makes me question whether or not people are evolving.

  2. Re:fact: God hates liberals by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 5, Funny

    turn, turn, turn...

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    Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!
  3. Re:Believe in evolution? by dc29A · · Score: 5, Funny

    We likewise cannot disprove that we were created by an intelligent creator. So ... ummm ... who created the creator? And ... ummm ... it's creator? And ... ummmm ... it's creator's creator? And ... ummm ... ~@$$%%!!$%##

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  4. Re:fact: God hates liberals by roadkill-maker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jean-Luc Picard is fiction Jean-Luc Picard is real, you take that back